Original range and subspecies ³

Two species related to the domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalus) used to occur in the western Palearctic. The extinct European water buffalo (Bubalus murrensis ) and the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee ) that is still extant in Asia today and probably the ancestor of the domesticated form.

Reintroduction efforts so far ⁴

Domestic water buffalo have been used in a number of natural grazing projects, sometimes in semi-wild herds. No free-ranging wild populations currently exist.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubalus_bubalis
4. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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